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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART ONE

Article Annexe 11-7-1

Appendix 11-7-1: Competencies required for the validation of federal certifications for the purpose of supervising patients recognised as having a long-term illness, as referred to in article D 1172-2…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: International trade mark

Article R*717-1-1

Article R. * 712-23-2 shall apply to the international trademark registrations referred to in Article R. 717-1, within the same limit and subject to the same reservation.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Projects subject to authorisation

Article R212-7-1

For the application of the provisions of article L. 212-9, the cinematographic area of influence of a cinema development project corresponds to the geographical area within which the cinematographic e…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Authorisation of payment institutions

Article L522-7-1

I. - Payment institutions providing the payment service referred to in 7° of II of article L. 314-1 must, at the time of authorisation, have professional civil liability insurance covering the territo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: The trade union committee.

Article L5212-7-1

The number of seats on the syndicate's committee, or their distribution among the member communes, may be modified at the request of: 1° Either the syndicate's committee; 2° Or the municipal council o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tests to verify knowledge

Article R4221-7-1

…sed for the skills consolidation courses provided for in the penultimate paragraph of article L. 4221-12. The skills consolidation pathways may be set up in public health establishments, private estab…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Supervisory Board, Executive Board and Management Board

Article L6143-7-2-1

Notwithstanding article L. 311-1 of the General Civil Service Code and article L. 6143-7-2 of this Code, hospital civil servants managing the establishments mentioned in article L. 5 of the General Ci…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 2: Pre-trial proceedings before the Pre-Trial Judge

Article 795

…e-trial judge and decisions given by the panel of judges pursuant to the ninth paragraph of Article 789 are not subject to opposition. An appeal or appeal in cassation may only be lodged with the judg…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
7: Information to be provided by the owner

Article 78

Whether it is a farm lease or a sharecropping lease, the owner is required, each time the lease is renewed or amended, to submit to the administration, within three months, a declaration indicating th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General principles

Article L1611-7-1

…luding any compulsory enforcement of their debts, local authorities and their public establishments may, with the approval of their public accountant and by written agreement, entrust a public or priv…

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